Campanulaceae

Monopsis Salisb.

First published in Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 37 (1817)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Comoros.

Lobeliaceae, Mats Thulin (University of Uppsala). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Morphology General Habit: Annual or perennial herbs
Morphology Leaves: Leaves alternate, opposite or verticillate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers resupinate or not, in racemes or solitary in leaf-axils, pedicellate or sessile; bracteoles conspicuous, resembling small leaves (in all tropical African species), or absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla split to the base on the back (or on the lower side in non-resupinate flowers), 2-lipped to subregular, the lower lip (or the upper one in non-resupinate flowers), 3-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 5; filaments connate in upper part or almost free from each other, usually attached to the corolla-tube at the base; anthers united into a tube, all of them penicillate at the tip, the 2 lateral ones somewhat longer than the others and with shorter hairs at the tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary inferior or almost so, 2-locular; stigma-lobes linear, becoming revolute and with a ring of hairs present on the style below them
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit dehiscing by 2 apical valves or ± indehiscent; seeds numerous, usually reticulate.

[FTEA]

Lobeliaceae, M. Thulin. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology General Habit: Annual or perennial herbs.
Morphology Leaves: Leaves alternate, opposite or verticillate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers resupinate or not, in racemes or solitary in leaf axils, pedicellate or sessile; bracteoles conspicuous resembling small leaves (in all tropical African species), or absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx 5–lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla split to the base on the back (or on the lower side in non–resupinate flowers), 2–lipped to subregular, the lower lip (or the upper one in non–resupinate flowers) 3–lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 5; filaments connate in upper part or almost free from each other, usually attached to the corolla–tube at the base; anthers united into a tube, all of them penicillate at the tip, the two lateral ones somewhat longer than the others and with shorter hairs at the tip.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary inferior or almost so, 2–locular; stigma–lobes linear, becoming revolute and with a ring of hairs present on the style below them.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit dehiscing by 2 apical valves or ± indehiscent; seeds numerous, usually reticulate.

[FZ]

Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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